Removing a Broken Bolt in Motorcycle Cylinder Head
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2019
- We have to remove a broken bolt in a motorcycle cylinder head that was already attempted to be drilled out and was drilled off center in the process. I use a key-locking thread insert to make this repair to the tapped hole.
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36 people disliked this? What the hell people--what more do you want in a video? Abom, you're incredible. The lunacy of some RUclips viewers notwithstanding, anyone who has done anything even remotely similar to this will appreciate how good of a job you do on this stuff.
Likewise anyone who has been bailed out by someone like Adam will appreciate this as well.
I was gonna say the same thing the audacity of some folks.
Nicely done. I can see the owner bragging to his friends "I screwed it up so bad only Abom79 could fix it!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
...THAT'S NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF-(?)
Whoever tried to drill that out should have let his guide dog do the job.
I always without complaining wondered why the local machine shop charged me so much each time I took an engine head off my dirt track car or off my 8N Ford tractor to have the head machined, valves reseated or cylinders honed, or crank or cam balanced or "YES", to have a broken head bolt removed, Now many years later, I can appreciate how much technical knowledge, precise machine work, and costly machine tools goes into machining and/or repairing of engines and their parts. Thank you for an exceptionally well explained, work detailed, and informative video.
Who drills a hole that off centre and then just carries on like it's fine? Those threaded inserts are also the best thing i have seen today
Those inserts work great. They don't turn or slip in the holes once set. I only draw back with them is when get screwed up themselves. You have to drill them out and they are harder to get out because of the pins.
@@keithnoneya I have used them since i saw this, they're fantastic
Showing how you found the center of the botched hole was brilliant!
nice work Adam!
Jail tats
He went to prison in 1972 for a Video he didn't produce! He promptly escaped but not before getting that tat
@@Elektronaut I see you are well-versed with his dark past as a fugitive RUclips undergrounder, 😁
Great to see ya Tony! 👍🏻
Great job. Just amazed how deep they hand drilled after knowing they missed the center.
The sad thing about a repair like this is the that the end customer will never appreciate the... 1. Labor 2.Consumables. 3.Equipment required to accurately undertake this process. They get a bill for the work, they look at the hole and see i shinny thread and cant understand the cost. Its really hard to find machinists that will do this one off type of work nowadays as they don't want to deal with the brain damage when an invoice is presented for the work, even though it probably saved the owner $800 to $1000 for a new cylinder head.
darley04 says you I do this all the time fixing people's boo-boos no problem this is an easy fix
@@plymouth-hl20ton37 youre a value to your region.
erik61801 I'm in Akron, Ohio area what part of the world are you from just curious thank you
I've never been one to complain about the cost of good machine work. Of course, now that I finally have my own lathe and mill I watch these videos to learn how to use them to their full potential.
@@plymouth-hl20ton37 central illinois. finding a decent machinist is like finding a warlock.
I like how you measured those taps instead of automatically assuming they sent you the right ones
I actually think he measured the taps so that when he put that flat bar up against them he could figure in any differences in their thickness if it was necessary. Remember he used those to indicate the entire head
That was to make sure the shoulders were both the same diameter. That let Adam be sure he could square up on the Parallel he butted up against those taps. You'd 'assume' they were the same diameter, and I suspect most people would have gone right ahead and indicated without checking. There was only about 120mm between the hole centers he was using, so a few thou difference in those diameters could have been significant. I can't put my hand on my heart, and swear that I would have thought to check those shoulder diameters. :-(
As the guys here mentioned, I measured the tap shanks to assure they were the same diameter because I was using them for a fixed point of reference to measure. 👍🏻
Straight forward and clear. No corny stuff. Gained an appreciation of a new aspect of machining.
Your problem solving skills and logic fixing a real mess are very impressive!
You love what you do, you take time to do it right. Too many younger people today take no pride in their work, they're only there for a paycheck. I worked in a machine shop environment for 35 years. First as a machinist, then as the shop supervisor, and I wish I had had just a few that were as conscientious as you. Keep up the good work Adam, really enjoy your videos.
Thank you for your detailed, real world problem solving videos. You are an incredible machinist, problem solver, teacher and a genuinely likable guy.
After reading your compliment I can't help but Wonder. Is video is very informing and he sounds like a most patient person. I just can't imagine what your bill is to have this done on something I got a boat motor that needs four broken off bolt removed, and maybe packed out to the same size or larger. Eminem four boys I sure as hell can't afford to have somebody do it or buy any tools that he uses. I've bored out Maddie engine blocks and heads easy out the screws were sometimes just tap them anyway and always had the motors work. I used less than thirty bucks worth of tools on your job and pennies i n parts.
it is the value of a manual machine shop with an experienced machinist in the repair industry.
GREAT JOB, A pleasure to watch you do your magic.
It is such a joy to see a true professional at work.
That off-center hole gave me the chills... isch! 😱
Machining at its finest- joy to watch
It's a pleasure to watch someone who actually use a tap correctly :-).
It's irritating seeing someone using a tap in a hand drill.
And then when you tell them that's not how taps should be used, they will argue with you.
@@shawbros Just so you know, there are traps made to be used in hand drills. DeWalt makes them. Also, using traps in a hand drill can be done perfectly fine. It all depends on the application. If you've got 100 holes to tap on ¼ steel, run them in with a drill. I've taped hunters of holes with a hand drill (where concentricity didn't matter) and never had an issue. You obviously wouldn't want to do it on a motor head, but there certainly are places where it's perfectly fine.
I was shouting "you've forgot the studlock"! Never seen one of those before.
You learn something new every day.
Fantastic video..Again.
As a mechanic, drilling out broken studs and bolts while the component is still attached to the vehicle can become a real chore, especially on the exhaust where bolts and studs have heat hardened and are rusted and the housing is cast. I often go straight for a Dremel or a die grinder with a small tungsten ball grinding burr right from the get go and grind from the centre out until I touch threads and then clean out the thread hole, it often seems like the time consuming method but there is a risk sometimes using heat or welding near cast iron as the material can harden and end up breaking the teeth off your tap when you try to clean up the thread. The most preferred method is to get the component off and send to a machinist though. 👍
Its always good to watch a professional at work, very nice job!
You know, with all the "stuff" we all deal with during the day, it's really nice to be able to sit down and watch a Craftsman fix something
Some people are calling you a professional - I would call you a VIRTUOSO ! Fantastic Job !
People should consult a professional like yourself, Adam, before attempting Jack Leg repairs like the motorcycle owner made. It costs them much more in the long run. But, precision repairs buts bread an butter on your table. I was completely impressed, as usual, with your outstanding, concise, precision repair. Thanks for these videos. I am not a machinist, but, an admirer of your work. John
I've done lots of Heli-coil type thread repairs over the years, and had to fix a few others' off-center drill jobs, but this one was nasty! Nicely done, as usual.
I realy dont know who the hell pressed 124 downvotes but im pretty sure they are -12 y old kids :) thats calld perfect job! job that fixes some ones mistake!
The downvotes are from people who drilled off center holes and had to send a part out.
Probably someone who works on engines. Most likely not because of the fine job he did on the repair, but ALL the metal shaving he got in the head crevices. Adam should have taped up the head or at least covered it up. I personally gave him a thumbs up. But as someone who works on engines that'll be a hell of a mess to clean out the oil passages etc. Just my thoughts on possibly why he got the thumbs down. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
NASA Level quality....Hope that's a compliment....
Sir, your ability to repair a very expensive part like this so that it is still usable proves that all of the cynics and trolls out there (that don't make their own videos) do not know what they are talking about. THANK YOU from those of us that actually want to learn new things!!!
Really enjoyed these shows 😊
Very nice work Adam. Successfully hand drilling a broken bolts is like winning the lottery. Thumbs up
Yep, not very easy.
A lot can be learned watching repairs like this. Thank you.
As a motorcycle owner God Bless. When people ask why robots or automation won't take over I think of you!!
At least the owner was smart enough to stop and seek professional help before breaking off an EZ-Out in the hole for good measure.
Abom to the rescue one more time ! Well done bud.
Reminds me of a phrase I saw on a plumber's van. "I repair what your husband fixed." Some things are best left to the professionals.
For those wondering, that hole is for the camshaft retaining cap. It's not gonna cause any issue with the head mating to the block. Additionally, I'd bet it'll be like stronger than the original aluminum threads. So torque spec won't be an issue either.
I'm amazed how deep the dude continued to drill, though! Wow!
murkinstock especially if it's a Yamaha for some reason their aluminum is very weak, I can't tell you how many YFZ 450 is I worked on and even when you torque the Cam Caps to spec they still strip out it's a common issue. That very reason I hate working on Yama junk.
The guy that worked on this worked on my XR500 (Magnesium head)
Stripped out the head bolts, so they put heli-coils in, and stripped those out too (slow learners?)
Me being out in the sticks, made my own time-serts.. It was a 10mm head bolt, I drilled and tapped for 1/2NF, found an old bolt, drilled and tapped that for 10mm, cut it to length, some red locktite and installed it.. been doing well for years now..
Unfortunately I didn't catch all the 6mm rocker cover bolts that were stripped out so it'll be coming apart again this winter to fix those.
Great vid!
Adam is a brilliant man and a fine teacher. A legacy who builds from the shoulders of his father and grandfather.
Whoever drilled that first hole seems like the type to use an impact gun to tighten the drain plug. I hope the customer can appreciate the professionalism of the work you just performed.
Yes, I was wondering what was used to dril out the bolt. A hand dril? I wouldn’t want that shop to touch my bike.
@@Conservator. The owner did this, then brought it to the MC shop, they brought it here.
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Ok Tx
Such precision and care with every job. Great presenter too. Good job Adam.
Standard M6 have 1mm.pitch, so you use only M6 in describing it. If it is fine-threaded M6 you use M6x0,75 or MF6x0,75. For you that doesn't know, the number after "x" describes the pitch on threads.
To find the correct dimension for drill-bits, just subtract pitch from dimension on threads (ex. M12x1,5 pitch uses 10,5mm drillbit.)
Might be true for metric countries.
Still. I does not matter at all. He just bothered to give a bit more information for people not firm in metric bolt sizes.
Great job!!! As an engine builder a little trick to keep chips from the valve springs or and place you would not want chip to contaminate I use wheel bearing grease over the parts to protect and the chips stay suspended on top of grease. The hair on my neck would stand up when I see them chips fall in the valve spring pocket. Love the videos.
its amazing how easy it is to fix up such huge mess when you got $$$$'s worth of tools and machinery at hand. im super jealous of that workshop.
Plumber trying to fix a sheered bolt, a carpenter trying to fix electrics, machinists trying to fix a leaky roof, a painter trying to prune a fruit tree, a dentist trying to fix a lawnmower, a priest trying to save my soul....
I know I'm not your typical dentist but I restore old clapped out dirt bikes as a hobby. I don't play golf but I do remove broken bolts from time to time. I wish Adam was my next door neighbor.
One of life's delicious pleasures for me, is to watch a master of his craft doing his professional best.
Adam never ever fails to keep my eyes glued to his work as he does it.
I can't imagine that this man ever thinks to himself, "Oh sod it, that'll do".
As many seem to do these days.
Whenever I hear him say something like "Well, it's within half a thou'.. I always reckon the actual tolerance is probably more like ten to twenty thou', lol.
Stay safe sir and keep these videos coming.
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Great setup and repair.
It would have been a good idea to mask off the rest of the head because a lot of swarf fell in to those valve springs!
I would put some paper, plastic bag or anything on top of that head and taped it just around the hole you're working on. Just as I wouldn't poke my cylinder head with a drill and hope for the best :D Nice job man
You are a lucky guy, to have so many experts to tell you how to do it correctly ;o)
That’s true craftsmanship right there
I really hope the bike owner takes a look at this video - jus to see how much attention to detail you give to your work as well as why you do what you do. Brilliant!
Not to mention so they realize that their little bit of amateur repair work came within a gnat's hair of costing them a great deal more than this already is going to. If they'd taken it to the mechanic as soon as they broke that bolt, it would have probably been pretty quick fix with an easy out.
Awesome video. Only remark i have of working with heads that have installed parts is try to tape every hole possible shut to keep chips out. Makes life easier to clean.
Lovely to watch the care, consideration, and precision that you put into the job.
Nice repair job, I've never seen those keyed inserts before!
ive never even thought to use the drill press as a center for the tap handle! brilliant!
Can do the same using a lathe as well. Makes a perfect steady for hand tapping.
Good to see a return to machining content. I've enjoyed the shop construction and setup, travels and acquisitions but I really came to learn more machining techniques.
Nice work again! You’re making shelter at home more bearable! Thx!
Man this repair was awesome... I can feel the pain of the customer when he saw he screwed up the hole and you gave it some new life
I know it requires much forethought, but you make everything look easy and do it in a very logical way. Thanks for doing these!
Wow that backyard mechanic that tried to drill out that bolt originally was quite committed to that off center hole, almost comical.
Greetings from good old England. A nice neat repair Adam. I do like the Abom sized thread repair insert, or should I say the bigger than the lesser Abom sized insert! You are looking good mate, the weight loss is impressive. Keep up the good work.
Could not be done in a more professional manner.
It was a pleasure to watch. The editing and explanation are simple, short and to the point.
The guy who took a hand drill to that was an optimist.
Key locking thread inserts, glad I saw these from you they look like they do a far better job than heli-coils.
They do. I worked at a company that made parts for the military. We used the inserts.
@@Ohiocountryboy-se2cn Not that I disagree, the threading inserts with locking are great. But that anything the military uses should be particularly good or durable, or over-specified, I think is a rumor. What is particularly pronounced in the military is the waste of money, because it can be proven that the world's biggest fools are employed in purchasing-department there. Please take this as a joke, with some relation to reality:)
The best part of this is when he starts to drill the hole whats left of the bolt isnt 100% center in the hole but at the end it is. Abom79 is more percise than than oem. Wow
Love your videos where you have to repair someone else's mistakes. Don't these people know this is how you make the big bucks? A very talented man you are!!!
Watching craftsmen fix the damage of hacks is so rewarding. If we only had more craftsmen and fewer hacks in the world. 👍🏼
Sheldon Robertson not at all. If not for the hacks, I wouldn’t have had the ability to have watched this video.
You will always be AVON79 dude. Thank Tony for that...
Adam, very well done video, excellent repair for a common problem. Everyone tries to drill a broken steel bolt out of an aluminum base. It never works. I can see the frustration in the depth of the offset hole, it was a bad day for that guy. Your video shows the parts and process very clearly, I like how you "found" the true location for the original hole. Nice.
That drill hole looked like someone's Monday morning hangover. Excellent instructions given while repairing it. I've worked in the IT industry for about 25 years, and there are few things I find more annoying than when a simple problem or issue results in an *_all-hands-on-deck_* calamity at the hands of the inept, inexperienced, or half-assed, trying to resolve it.
*_TRUST !!_*
Fantastic job, folks that do this type of repair work are magicians.
Professional work right there.
An awesome job...
Nicely repaired. Question is, why would anyone continue drilling that far of center? You did that repair totally professionally...of course. Thumbs Up!
You saved the guy that owns this head the price of a new head, great job Tom you the man ;-)
You’re a really great teacher have you thought about teaching a machining class?
Yes, Adam is an excellent teacher and would be great in the local high school or college/trade school. It is also part of what makes this a great channel here on youtube. I am learning tons.
Whaddya think he's been doing here? :)
love watching you work Adam
Very nice photography and an interesting insert type. Thanks
When modding VW engines with much bigger jugs and higher compression the M8 bolts that screw into the aluminum split cases tend to pull out. So they make inserts that are M20 coarse thread OD with M8 ID. Huge wall inserts. That gives good bite into the aluminum with the SS insert that has the strength to hold the higher stress on the head bolts.
Ohh, that makes me want to go to the shop. Machine shop and motorcycle parts can't be beat. Nice job and really like the choice if inserts. Appreciated !
i think the first guy that tryed to drill it out should have stopped about a 6 pack earlier
He was one short of the full six pack.
Even your blow gun looks like a precision instrument.
Good job on cleaning up that mess.
Great job as always! I just wonder if they are going to rebuild the head completely? It might be quite hard to get the shavings out of the valve pockets without taking the springs out. Maybe you could have covered the head with some masking tape and paper. Thanks for the video!
Always enjoy your videos thank you Adam from South Africa
all those shaving on that valve put the fear of Rossi in my heart
The whole time watching, I couldn't believe he didn't lay a shop rag over the rest of the head. Even a piece of cardboard w/ painters tape.
Awesome job on drilling out the old bolt that was broken inside the head, I always loved it when I got jobs after someone ruined it so bad that they called me as a last chance to save their parts lol.
This is a kick ass video you are a good machinist. Keep the videos coming!!!
I love seeing professionals do what they do best! :) I learned a lot from this
18:54 Adam you were totally going to say, “That is fucking it!”
I love it lol
Really appreciate the passion and the patience in doing what you do. Very meticulous in all your works. Awesome to watch.
Didn’t even know about those inserts. Thanks
good stuff, Adam. if you were pondering doing more of this type of work I'd be a vote to see more. This slides into "everyday" stuff that I personally benifit from.
I own an automotive repair shop and for years this is a common problem luckily I have a machining background I’ve done a lot of threaded insert repairs the problem I’ve run into is I need quick turnaround I’ve made my own threaded inserts from bolts right out of the bin I cut the head off through them in the lathe drill tap and then cut a groove for a flathead screw them in die grind the excess off and shave flush center punch around it do a finale cleanup it’s how I was shown by the old timer I learned a lot from others
Never heard of this kind of a tread insert. Great video!
Solid repair with the least amount of variables to deal with given the truing that would've had to be done on the other surfaces if you tried anything else. Quality thread inserts compared to the average hardware store "it's close enough's". My observation is that it looks like an '09+ GSX-R 1000 head (I am probably wrong), and when most of them get turfed they destroy the side cases, forks, wheels, et cetera. The head is usually the cheapest part to find in the $200-300 range because that is protected the most, so there are a good number of them out there. That shop really has a lot of respect for you and I don't blame them. I wish I had neighbors like you instead of the know it all EBT crowd.
Nice save Adam. Jeff
I always learn something here Abom. I never knew about a heavy walled insert. Thanks for all the videos.
One concern: Chips falling down into the valve spring pockets. Might be hard to get them all out. Cover the whole surface before making chips?
If I was the customer getting such work done, I would be popping the valves out myself and making sure all was clean. Heck I think I would have stripped it before having the repair done.
Yes - that's the only thing wrong.
I would have used masking tape to tape up some plastic shield over the entire head
to stop any chips of metal from getting into those valves and anywhere else.
Then I would have vacuumed off all the chips of metal from the plastic sheet before
removing the plastic sheet.
Other than that it was a perfect job.
Some of those chips got down to the valve springs. I hope the shop flushes them out or else it's good bye valve seals
As long as the dude who stuffed it in the first place is just cleaning floors for a while then it should be all good.
A good example of how not to drill out a broken bolt. Great repair job.
Good job. Tap centering tool guide is a great tool for keeping tap tool straight as you turn it.